History Trivia / SheepInTheBigCity

* ExecutiveMeddling: Cartoon Newtowk outright demanded that all of the jokes that required reading be accompanied by an off-screen voice reading it. Willems and co. only compromised by adding the little man who shows up during those gags, randomly saying that he likes reading and disappears.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: Cartoon Newtowk Newtwok outright demanded that all of the jokes that required reading be accompanied by an off-screen voice reading it. Willems and co. only compromised by adding the little man who shows up during those gags, randomly saying that he likes reading and disappears.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Cartoon Newtowk outright demanded that all of the jokes that required reading be accompanied by an off-screen voice reading it. Willams and co. only compromised by adding the little man who shows up during those gags, randomly saying that he likes reading and disappears.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: Cartoon Newtowk outright demanded that all of the jokes that required reading be accompanied by an off-screen voice reading it. Willams Willems and co. only compromised by adding the little man who shows up during those gags, randomly saying that he likes reading and disappears.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The sheep-powered raygun was originally supposed to be used to take over Wisconson, but Mo Willams decided it was funnier if there was no explicit purpose to imply "General Specific and Private Public aren't too bright."

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The sheep-powered raygun was originally supposed to be used to take over Wisconson, but Mo Willams Willems decided it was funnier if there was no explicit purpose to imply "General Specific and Private Public aren't too bright."

* ExecutiveMeddling: Cartoon Newtowk outright demanded that all of the jokes that required reading be accompanied by an off-screen voice reading it. Willams and co. only compromised by adding the little man who shows up during those gags, randomly saying that he likes reading and disappears.

** According to an old Toonzone thread, a third season was planned to begin airing in 2003 and was briefly in production, however it was cancelled at the last minute when the channel greenlit ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. Reruns became sparse after 2003, basically slipping silently off the air and CN's website. For a couple of years after, the only way to see Sheep was on Boomerang, but that too didn't last for long. It wasn't until 2012, 10 whole years after the show officially ended, that CN acknowledged it's existence again as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations. However, after the milestone, the show slipped back into obscurity.

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** According to an old Toonzone thread, a third season was planned to begin airing in 2003 and was briefly in production, however it was cancelled at the last minute when the channel greenlit ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. Reruns became sparse after 2003, basically slipping silently off the air and CN's website. For a couple of years after, the only way to see Sheep was on Boomerang, but that too didn't last for long. It wasn't until 2012, 10 whole years after the show officially ended, that CN acknowledged it's existence again as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations. However, after the milestone, the show slipped back into obscurity. The show was also acknowledged in 2016, when Cartoon Network uploaded the theme song to its YouTube channel, along with multiple other shows.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The sheep-powered raygun was originally supposed to be used to take over Wisconson, but Mo Willams decided it was funnier if there was no explicit purpose to imply "General Specific and Private Public aren't too bright."

** Episodes 1 thru 7 premiered with strong ratings between September 2000 and January 2001, though episodes 8 and 9 were held back into March. However, the last four episodes of the season never managed to air until the summer of 2001, on Sunday evenings. The series was initially cancelled after the first season ended on July 29, before being UnCancelled shortly afterwards thanks to popular demand; a second season was ordered in early September of 2001, and started airing on December 2 that year. The first four episodes aired that month in the same time slot as late season 1. However, the show went on yet another hiatus in January 2002, and the last nine episodes were burned out over the following months with a time slot of Sunday night at 7 PM, when the target audience would not usually be watching TV. The show aired it's last episode on April 7th, 2002; after it reran five days later, the show officially died out.

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** Episodes 1 thru 7 premiered with strong ratings between September 2000 and January 2001, though episodes 8 and 9 were held back into March. However, the last four episodes of the season never managed to air until the summer of 2001, on Sunday evenings. The series was initially cancelled after the first season ended on July 29, before being UnCancelled shortly afterwards thanks to popular demand; a second season was ordered in early September of 2001, and started airing on December 2 that year. The first four episodes aired that month in the same time slot as late season 1. However, the show went on yet another hiatus in January 2002, and the last nine episodes were burned out over the following months with a time slot of Sunday night at 7 PM, [[FridayNightDeathSlot when the target audience would not usually be watching TV.TV]]. The show aired it's last episode on April 7th, 2002; after it reran five days later, the show officially died out.

* ProductionPosse: Mo Willems worked on ''Series/SesameStreet'' before making this show, and at five actors who worked on ''Sesame Street'' did voices on ''Big City'': Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Joey Mazzarino, Fran Brill, Jerry Nelson and Ruth Buzzi.

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* ProductionPosse: Mo Willems worked on ''Series/SesameStreet'' before making this show, and at five actors who worked on ''Sesame Street'' did voices on ''Big City'': Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Joey Mazzarino, Fran Brill, Jerry Nelson and Ruth Buzzi.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: There are no [=DVDs=], and the first season was taken off iTunes for reasons unknown to man. The only releases of the show was the pilot as a bonus on a The Powerpuff Girls VHS "Dream Scheme" and the The Powerpuff Girls DVD "Powerpuff Bluff". This ill treatment is surprising because back when the show first aired, it had the highest ever rated premiere for a Cartoon Network series. The entire series (all 26 episodes AND the pilot) are available on Dailymotion and other online video sites in their entirety.* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Episodes 1-4 were shown over the fall of 2000, while the 5th episode aired as a 2000-2001 New Years Eve special. Episodes 6 and 7 were broadcast in January 2001 while episodes 8 and 9 were held back into March. However, the last four episodes of Season 1 never managed to air until the summer of 2001 on Sunday evenings, and the series was initially cancelled after the first season ended on July 29, 2001.** But due to popular request, a second season was ordered in early September of 2001, which began on December 2, 2001. The first four episodes aired over December 2001 in the same time slot as late season 1. However, the show went on yet another hiatus in January 2002, and the last nine episodes were burned out in the winter of 2002 with a time slot of Sunday night at 7 PM, when the target audience is usually not watching TV or doing homework. The show aired it's last episode on April 7th, 2002 after 26 episodes and 2 seasons. The final episode reran on April 12th 2002, and then the show was pronounced dead.** According to an old Toonzone thread, a third season was planned to begin airing in 2003 and was briefly in production, however was cancelled at the last minute in the Summer of 2002 due to Codename Kids Next Door being greenlit. Reruns became sparse after 2003, basically slipping silently off the air and CN's website. For a couple of years after, the only way to see Sheep was on Boomerang, but that too didn't last for long. ** It wasn't until 2012, 10 whole years after the show officially ended, that CN acknowledged it's existence again as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations. However, after the celebrations, the show went straight back into being a two-season wonder. Only the show's most diehard fans remember it, and sadly, most of them are only aware of Season 1, due to the fact that Season 2 almost never even happened. And many of the fans that HAVE watched both seasons only like Season 1, because Season 2 lost a lot of the Rocky And Bullwinkle-esque humor that Season 1 had.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: There are no [=DVDs=], and the first season was taken off iTunes for reasons unknown to man. The only releases of episode that has been officially released is the show was the pilot pilot, as a bonus on a The Powerpuff Girls ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' VHS "Dream Scheme" and the The Powerpuff Girls ''Powerpuff'' DVD "Powerpuff Bluff". This ill treatment is surprising because back when the show first aired, it had the highest ever rated premiere for a Cartoon Network series. The entire series (all 26 episodes AND the pilot) are available on Dailymotion and other online video sites in their entirety.* ProductionPosse: Mo Willems worked on ''Series/SesameStreet'' before making this show, and at five actors who worked on ''Sesame Street'' did voices on ''Big City'': Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Joey Mazzarino, Fran Brill, Jerry Nelson and Ruth Buzzi.* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The show had a very tumultuous run on Cartoon Network.** Episodes 1-4 were shown over the fall of 2000, while the 5th episode aired as a 2000-2001 New Years Eve special. Episodes 6 1 thru 7 premiered with strong ratings between September 2000 and 7 were broadcast in January 2001 while 2001, though episodes 8 and 9 were held back into March. However, the last four episodes of Season 1 the season never managed to air until the summer of 2001 2001, on Sunday evenings, and the evenings. The series was initially cancelled after the first season ended on July 29, 2001.** But due before being UnCancelled shortly afterwards thanks to popular request, demand; a second season was ordered in early September of 2001, which began and started airing on December 2, 2001. 2 that year. The first four episodes aired over December 2001 that month in the same time slot as late season 1. However, the show went on yet another hiatus in January 2002, and the last nine episodes were burned out in over the winter of 2002 following months with a time slot of Sunday night at 7 PM, when the target audience is would not usually not be watching TV or doing homework. TV. The show aired it's last episode on April 7th, 2002 2002; after 26 episodes and 2 seasons. The final episode it reran on April 12th 2002, and then five days later, the show was pronounced dead.officially died out.** According to an old Toonzone thread, a third season was planned to begin airing in 2003 and was briefly in production, however it was cancelled at the last minute in when the Summer of 2002 due to Codename Kids Next Door being greenlit.channel greenlit ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. Reruns became sparse after 2003, basically slipping silently off the air and CN's website. For a couple of years after, the only way to see Sheep was on Boomerang, but that too didn't last for long. \n** It wasn't until 2012, 10 whole years after the show officially ended, that CN acknowledged it's existence again as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations. However, after the celebrations, milestone, the show went straight slipped back into being a two-season wonder. Only the show's most diehard fans remember it, and sadly, most of them are only aware of Season 1, due to the fact that Season 2 almost never even happened. And many of the fans that HAVE watched both seasons only like Season 1, because Season 2 lost a lot of the Rocky And Bullwinkle-esque humor that Season 1 had.obscurity.

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